Tips To Avoid Prosecution After Sending Offensive Tweets
Libel is a definite “thing” on Twitter lately. It’s been established – read up.
But you’re a wiseass, so what can you possibly do to avoid landing in hot water? One prosecutor has some sage advice: “Quickly delete it!” But as that is quite possibly the lamest advice ever, we have some additional steps you could consider after you inevitably offend.
According to The Independent, the director of public prosecutions in the UK, Keir Starmer, has said “swiftly deleting abusive tweets may save offenders from being brought before court.”
Starmer, who is the country’s leading prosecutor, said it was “relevant” for police to consider whether an offending tweet had been deleted or not.
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